Amy, when he arrived in 1913, he had already been in the military in Russia. Then in 1917 he entered the U.S. Army. So when WAS this pic taken? The photo in his uniform had to be taken between 1917 and 1919 when he got married. Could this one be from before then? I’m not sure. I’m hoping Val at https://colouringthepast.com/2018/04/28/victoria-station-w-i-p/ weighs in on this because she worked so extensively with the backgrounds of the other two photos. She can probably tell if this one was taken at the same time or not. He does have a baby face here, but he had already been through who-knows-what in Russia.

Yikes, I did forget ;)! I was thinking about all the white shirts and white colors I have seen in my photos from the same period, and that is something very European or, if American, bohemian about that look.

Sorry I’m so late to this, Luanne, am just back from my blogging break. Not only is it a different backdrop but the artist’s style is different. I wish I could see more of the floor beneath the rug to see if it’s the same floor! He does look much younger in the upper photo, but experiences can do that to a person, so who knows?